#90B8A8#90B8A8
#90B8A8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.049 H 168.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90B8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 184, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 22%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 22%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, -16.72, 3.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 17.13, 167.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.88% -0.0478 0.0096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.88% 0.049 168.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7080, 43.0362, 43.4636) |
| Luminance | 0.4304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.27
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 7.79
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.92
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 8.88
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 9.39
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 9.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90B8A8 #B890A0
analogous
#90B894 #90B8A8 #90B4B8
triadic
#90B8A8 #A890B8 #B8A890
tetradic
#90B8A8 #9490B8 #B890A0 #B4B890
square
#90B8A8 #9490B8 #B890A0 #B4B890
split-complementary
#90B8A8 #B890B4 #B89490
monochromatic
#507D6B #6BA08B #90B8A8 #B5D0C5 #DBE8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#90B8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#90B8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90B8A8
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90B8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90B8A8 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B2A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90b8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 184, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.049 168.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1cdc1',
500: '#90b8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90b8a8; $custom-light: #b1cdc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90b8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 184,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156,
"s": 21.978,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74884,
"c": 0.04876,
"h": 168.6
},
"luminance": 0.43037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90B8A8
secondary
#D9CBD1
accent
#456AA0
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F5F9F7
border
#CFD2D0
text
#101312
muted
#7F8281